Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Lesotho or Morocco?

Lesotho, at 60,997 girls against 55,174 girls in Morocco as of 2024.

What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Lesotho and Morocco?

5,823 girls, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Morocco?

43 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Morocco: Girls and boys who are out of school

Lesotho

60,997 girls

in 2024

Morocco

55,174 girls

in 2019

Lesotho rank

55th

Morocco rank

58th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Lesotho
Morocco

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 60,997 girls against 55,174 girls in Morocco, a difference of 5,823 girls.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 55th and Morocco ranks 58th of 180 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24,420 girls	767,277 girls	742,857 girls	Morocco
1980s	33,036 girls	774,109 girls	741,073 girls	Morocco
1990s	58,036 girls	860,013 girls	801,977 girls	Morocco
2000s	27,857 girls	287,533 girls	259,676 girls	Morocco
2010s	25,902 girls	133,262 girls	107,361 girls	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Lesotho or Morocco?: Lesotho, at 60,997 girls against 55,174 girls in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Lesotho and Morocco?: 5,823 girls, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Morocco?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Lesotho and Morocco rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Lesotho ranks 55th and Morocco ranks 58th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.